Necktie construction



March 7, 1933. H CLARK 1,900,800

NECKTIE CONSTRUCTION Filed May 19, 1932 INVENTOR I H .Clark, 03M.

ATTORNEY Patented Mar. 7, 1933 UNITED STATES HARRY A. CLARK, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN NEGKTIE ooNsrnUc'rIoN,

Application filed May 19, 1932 Serial No. 612,343.

This invention relates to a necktie construction.

An object of theinvention is the provision of a tie which-may be readily applied to a collar of a shirt 'and which may be readily disassembled after being removed from the collar for the purpose of cleaning.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a necktie formed of fabricated material and bent intermediate its ends with a piece of the same fabric embracing thesections of the tie adj acent'the folded portion, a resilient filler block being located between thesections of the tie where embraced by the piece of fabric with means for support ing the folded portion of the tie at the front of a collar attached to a shirt.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a necktie formed of fabricated ma terial folded intermediate its ends with a piece of material surrounding the folded porions of the tie adjacent the folded portion to present .the appearanceof a four-in-hand tie, a filler block being located between the folded sections of the necktie where said secs tions are embraced by the piece'of material, means being employed for securing thetie and likewise the 'frontportions of a collar to the neckband of a shirt and including a pin having a head in the form of an eye to receive the folded portion for supporting the tie at the front of the collar, said pin being received within an opening in the shank of 5 a button having an inner arm embracing the inner face of the neckband, the pin where received through the opening in the shank being clamped against a flange on the shank by means of a nut threaded onto the outer end of the shank. p

This invention will be best understood from a consideration of the following detailed description, in view of the accompanying drawing forming a part of the specification; nevertheless, it is'to be understood that the invention isnot confined to the disclosure, being susceptible of such changes and modifications which shall define no material departure from the salient features of the inven tion as expressed in the appended claims.

In the drawin Y r h Figure 1 is a view in perspective of a'necktie applied to the collar attached to a shirt,

"'Fig'ure 2 is a rear view of the necktie, Figure 3 is a longitudinal vertical section taken along the line 33 of Figure 1,

F igure' 4 is a transverse section taken along the line 44 of Figure 3,

' Figure 5 is a view in perspective of an im proved collar button, and r Figure 61s a iew in perspective of the pin for supportingthe tie at the front of a collar. Referring more particularly to the drawing, 10 designates a shirt having a neckband 11 to which is applied a collar 12. The rear portion of the collar is held by a button 13 passing through the usual neckband 11. The front ends 14 and 15 of the collar, as shown in Fig. 3, are connected to the front free ends 16 and 17 01 the neckband 11.

A four-in-hand tie of a particular construction is shown applied to the front of the collar 12 in Fig. 1 and this tie consists of a piece of fabricated material which is bent intermediate its end,as shown at 20,'so that a pair of sections 21 and 22 of the tie are lo cated in superimposed relation. The outer section 22 is a part visible to an observer and this material if desired may be made more attractive than'the inner section 21. Howso ever, .theftwo sections may be made of the same material. -The kind of material employed for thesections 21"and 22 depends upon theparticular design desired.

A piece of fabric 23 of the same material as the section 22 is secured at its upper end, as shown at 24, to the outer face of the section 22 adjacent the folded portion 20. The

securing means, however, connects aportion of the outer face of the piece of material 23 to the section 22 so that the piece of material maybe folded upon itself, as shown at'25, whereby the stitching or securing means 24 will be concealed. This piece of fabric along its outer edges is brought down around the rear of the section 21 and is secured'together by means of a spring clasp26. The extreme free edges of the piece of material 23'are returned upon a portion of the fabric and secured to said fabric, as shown at 27, in order to prevent unravelling of the fibers of the material. In other words, hems are provided along the side edges of the piece of fabric 23 which receive the legs of the clasp 26.

A filler block 30 is located between the sections 21 and 22 adjacent the folded portion 20 of the strip of material forming the tie. This block is preferably made of sponge rubher or some other light material and is rounded at its upper end and tapered towards the lower end in order to provide an enlargement, as shown at .30 in Fig. 1. In other words, the filler block 30 in connection with the piece of fabric 23 simulates the knot portion of a four-in-hand necktie.

A strip of material 31 has its ends secured to the inner face of the section 22 adjacent the folded portion 20 by the stitching 24. This strip has been folded upon itself to provide a loop or eye 32 which is located at the folded portion 20 of the sections 21 and 22. A pin 33 has an eye 34 which is bent from the pin portion 33 and the upper portion 35 of this eye is received within the loop 32 of the strip .31. The pin 33 is inserted through an elongated slot 21 in the section 21. A button, generally designated by the numeral 40, is provided with a flat shank portion 41 and an upstanding arm or plate 42 at the inner end. This plate or arm is adapted to abut the inner face of the front end 16 of the neckband 11. The flat portion 41 of the shank extends through openings 43 in the front end of the neckband 11 and the front ends 14 and 15 of the collar 12. A flange 44 is located outwardly of the arm 42 and is adapted to engage the outer face of an end 15 of the collar 12. The shank outwardly of the flange 44 is provided with an opening 45 which receives the pin 33 and this outer end of the shank is threaded, as shown at 47, and adapted to receive a nut 48 which forces the pin 33 tight against the flange 44 and retains the pin in position.

It will be seen that the collar button 40 may be readily released by unscrewing the nut 48 whence the pin 33 may be removed and likewise the necktie. The flange 44 may then be inserted through the openings 43 and thus the front of the collar and the front ends of the neckba-nd 11 will be released.

It will be seen by this construction that the clasp 26 may be removed and the tie washed or cleaned in any approved manner. After the clasp 26 has been replaced the tie is ready for application to the neck of the wearer.

I claim:

1. A necktie construction comprising a fabricated strip of material folded intermediate the ends to provide a pair of sections substantially in contact with each other, a piece of material embracing the sections adjacent the folded portion, a resilient filler block located between the sections where embraced by the piece of material, a pin having a head, one of the sections having an opening to receive the pin, and means for supporting the pin and likewise the folded portion of the strip at the front of a collar connected to a shirt.

2. A necktie construction comprising a fabricated strip of material folded intermediate the ends to provide a pair of sections in superposed relation, a resilient filler block located between the sections adjacent the folded portion, a piece of material embracing the sections where the filler block is located, means for securing the piece to the sections, a pin supporting the tie from the folded portion, and means supporting the pin from a collar connected to a shirt.

3. A necktie construction comprising a fabricated strip of material folded intermediate the ends to provide a pair of sections in superimposed relation, a resilient filler block located between the sections adjacent the folded portion, a piece of material enibracing the sections where the filler block is located, means for securing the piece to the sections, a pin supporting the tie from the folded portion, a button for securing the front ends of a collar to a shirt and provided with an opening to receive the pin, and a clamping means on the button for securing the pin in position on the button.

4. A necktie construction comprising a tie formed of fabric, a button for securing the front ends of a collar to a shirt and for supporting the tie, and including a shank adapted to be inserted through the button holes of the collar and neckband of a shirt, the shank at its inner end having an upstanding arm, a flange formed on the shank and outwardly of the arm, said shank having an opening adjacent the flange, a pin received by the opening and having a head to support the tie, and a nut threaded on the outer end of the shank and clamping the pin against the flange.

HARRY A. CLARK. 

